Description
In PCRE 8.41, the OP_KETRMAX feature in the match function in pcre_exec.c allows stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) when processing a crafted regular expression.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | pcre3 | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
Show 14 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.8 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.6 | pcre | 7.8-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
References
- 99575 vdb-entry
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/11/3
- [mina-dev] 20210225 [jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20230411 CVE-2017-11164 - stack exhaustion in PCRE mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20230412 Re: CVE-2017-11164 - stack exhaustion in PCRE mailing-list